Many people enjoy crispy foods (fried or baked), the crunchy texture alone is enough to make anyone's mouth water. This is because baking or frying gives food a caramelized flavor and a crisp texture. However, while enjoying these delicious foods, many people worry about consuming too many calories and oil. For example, fried fish absorbs 13% of its oil, while fried bread absorbs as much as 80%.
Air fryers not only satisfy people's cravings for delicious food but also enable oil-free cooking. When baking high-fat foods in an air fryer, no oil is needed to achieve the same texture, and the air fryer can even render out the oil already present in the food, reducing its fat content. Examples include pork belly, chicken legs, and chicken wings.
Furthermore, research shows that air-frying chicken strips retains more vitamin B1 than traditional deep-frying. Air-frying chicken strips lose 9.4% of their vitamin B1, compared to 19.9% in traditional deep-frying. Air-frying also results in less fat oxidation compared to deep-frying.
Therefore, occasionally using an air fryer to replace deep-fried food is a healthy alternative.
